S/D: Fall/Winter 2007 Oscar Bait

S: There Will Be Blood

3:10 to Yuma - The original was a brief, not-bad dramatic excercise. This version, based on runtime, appears to be a bloat. Still, Chris Bale's been on a roll, so he may cancel out Russell Crowe.

My major S is "No Country for Old Men," which is looking like a strong contender for most divisive movie of the year.

Also, that Denzel Washington "American Gangster" flick looked good to me, then in the ad I saw yesterday it appeared that Rowdy Roddy Piper plays his cop nemesis.

HUH?

Oh man, I just went to imdb and found out the guy I thought was Rowdy Roddy Piper is actually...

RUSSELL CROWE!

This is the funniest thing to happen to me all day.

Michael Clayton is PRIME Oscar bait. So are:

[Atonement
Rendition
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men

who cares

... but The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford will put the heartland to sleep.

I want to see it, but I guess since I live in "the heartland" I shouldn't bother.

ME SO DUMB

Don't know if this counts but I can't wait (literally) for My Blueberry Nights.

Jesse is not very good no matter where you live

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/oscar_o_meter_a_guide_to_the/1

i read the onion too etc

Oh man, I just went to imdb and found out the guy I thought was Rowdy Roddy Piper is actually...

RUSSELL CROWE!

This is the funniest thing to happen to me all day.

-- Oilyrags, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 17:58

lolol

so amped for No Country

who cares

-- Dr Morbius, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 6:04 PM

me

not you

I wanna know what's worth seeing this Fall/Winter. So horrible of me.

Oscar bait/=worth seeing, in my experience.

Agreed. It's just that time of the year.

I intended "Oscar Bait" as shorthand for *serious movie times*.

It's always "serious movie time," unless you buy your paradigms from publicity whores and conglomerates who sell films like videogames.

I could see Atonement possibly being both good and showered with gold.

unless you buy your paradigms from publicity whores and conglomerates who sell films like videogames.

Yes, Morbs, I also suck Satan's lizard cock.

Relax, Hoos. He's only saying that cause he's sure Transformers will be snubbed at nomination time and it makes him mad.

We Own the Night

I hate Wahlberg, have seen plenty of "crime epics" this year and am tired of having Joaquin Phoenix shoved down my throat, but I kinda wanna see this.

I never get tired of crime epics, and kinda like both those actors, despite "Shooter" and "Gladiator"

Gone Baby Gone

I love the shit out Dennis Lehane and am curious to see how Affleck handles a camera.

The guy who made We Own the Night also did The Yards with Wahlberg (who was super) and Phoenix, which had many good things in it but just didn't quite take off. So this has promise, maybe.

The wiki for "Shooter" makes it look like Marine/sniper porn. Ew.

Pretty much. See my comments in the "bullshit movies you've seen more than once for some stupid reason" thread.

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead

I totally want Lumet to come out swinging, I've got a soft spot for Ethan Hawke (sorry), and I'll see anything Phillip Seymour Hoffman touches.

Sweeney Todd

Musical. Period piece. Burton & Depp. It's gonna look great at least.

I am a Burton Hata. Which is really unfortunate for me, cause I like Depp a lot.

I think Depp and the Coen boys would be a natch match, but it doesn't seem to be in the cards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ6d3m-GFyw

this just looks painful

http://www.musicman.com/sep/deadman.jpg

probably the closest we will ever get to a Depp-Coen flick.

As a kinda-Beatles fan I wanna kill it. xpost

I love William Blake, and Nobody, and Bob Mitchum looking grizzly.

I was about to say "I would love for the Coens to make a Western," then I realized that we kinda are getting a Western with No Country.

Isn't somebody making Blood Meridian, too?

Adaptations

A film adaptation written by William Monahan is scheduled for release in 2009, to be directed by Ridley Scott.

;_;

From the director of Hannibal, Gladiator, and Matchstick Men!

xp

fuck the Coens

ridley scott rules u dumbasses

Ridley Scott is indeed king of the dumbasses. Good point.

http://www.ecosensuel.net/drm/ideas/Blade%20Runner%20sky.jpg

wait someone is making a Blood Meridian movie?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPO/10570%7EBlack-Hawk-Down-Posters.jpg

That was supposed to be a Black Hawk Down poster.

Blade Runner was a loooooooong time ago, Que.

ridley scott rules u dumbasses

-- max, Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:02 PM

his sci-fi rules

his other shit = stank